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Vrooms with a view: Europe's most scenic driveshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/06/driving-routes-europe-scenic-road
Ten stunning journeys on the open road<p><strong>Start</strong> Abandon the M5 at Bridgwater (J23) amid watercolour landscapes of the Somerset Levels heading west on the A39, my favourite UK driving road.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/06/driving-routes-europe-scenic-road">Continue reading...</a>Road tripsTravelDevonCornwallYorkshireLimerickCorkScotlandSwitzerlandFranceItalySpainNorwayGermanyOsloBergenCalaisBilbaoBolognaMilanFlorenceAlpsHotelsBed and breakfastsRestaurantsFood and drinkWildlife holidaysWalesSnowdoniaCultural tripsArchaeologyPubsBeach holidaysSat, 06 Feb 2010 00:06:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/feb/06/driving-routes-europe-scenic-roadAlamyLong and winding road ... Taking the A39 across Somerset. Photograph: AlamyAlamyLong and winding road ... A39, Somerset Photograph: AlamySimon Heptinstall2010-02-06T00:06:55ZScandinavia for design lovershttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/aug/03/culturaltrips.denmark
Ten per cent of Europeans were conceived on an Ikea bed - surely one good reason to visit the design hubs of northern Europe. After all, where else could you check into a sleek, hi-tech hotel owned by Benny from Abba?<p>A playground for architects and graphic designers, Scandinavia is where people in statement glasses go on holiday to enthuse about form and function. Its cities are places where aesthetics, innovation and everyday life hang out on a regular basis but an addiction to clean lines and stylish practicality is universal, whether you're in a cafe in Copenhagen or hanging out on the beach (the islands of Gotland and Bornholm seem to be populated exclusively by artists and craftspeople). Ultimately though, nothing typifies modern Scandinavian design like the Oresund Bridge. Innovative, useful and rather beautiful; a tunnel when it leaves Copenhagen but a bridge by the time it gets to Malmo in Sweden, it is undulating proof that a trip to Scandinavia is probably the most stylish holiday you'll ever have.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/aug/03/culturaltrips.denmark">Continue reading...</a>Cultural tripsDenmarkSwedenNorwayShort breaksFinlandTravelDesignOsloCopenhagenHelsinkiStockholmSat, 02 Aug 2008 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/aug/03/culturaltrips.denmarkJon Hicks/CorbisHelsinki's underground Temppeliaukio Church. Photograph: Jon Hicks/CorbisJon Hicks/CorbisSarah Turner and Annabelle Thorpe2008-08-02T23:01:00ZTake your seat for opera in Oslohttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/may/11/oslo.norway
<p>It's not too late to buy tickets for the first productions in Oslo's stunning new opera house. The €500m waterfront building, which opened last month, took five years to build. It will also stage ballets and symphony concerts. Worlds Beyond, by the Norwegian National Ballet opens on 24 May, while Orfeo, the first opera to be staged in the venue, opens on 29 May. For the full programme see <a href="http://www.operaen.no">operaen.no</a>, or call the box office on 00 47 815 44488.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/may/11/oslo.norway">Continue reading...</a>OsloNorwayCultural tripsTravelSat, 10 May 2008 23:03:48 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/may/11/oslo.norwayGuardian Staff2008-05-10T23:03:48ZDramatic re-enactmentshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/may/16/norway.oslo.culturaltrips
As the 100th anniversary of playwright Henrik Ibsen draws near, Oslo is celebrating with a diverse programme dedicated to the city's most treasured realist, as Gwladys Fouché reports<p>Norway is in the grip of Ibsen fever. On May 23, it will be exactly 100 years since the celebrated playwright of A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler died. And so, to honour one of its most famous sons, Norway has declared 2006 the year of Ibsen. On stage, on television, on radio or in print: it is virtually impossible to avoid the man with the bushy sideburns.</p><p>There are many interesting attractions for the Ibsen fan looking to organise a pilgrimage to Norway. But most of the highlights are in the country's capital, Oslo, where the great man spent the last years of his life. Among other things, you can visit his home, take a look at his manuscripts, or hang out at his favourite restaurant. And, of course, you can catch one of his plays.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/may/16/norway.oslo.culturaltrips">Continue reading...</a>NorwayTravelOsloCultural tripsTheatreClassicsBooksCultureStageHenrik IbsenTue, 16 May 2006 11:35:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/may/16/norway.oslo.culturaltripsGwladys Fouché2006-05-16T11:35:30Z